There are always a lot of rumours surrounding the development of the Suikoden series. Some of them have been resolved (like Murayama leavin Konami being a personal choice), for others I simply cannot findany information (like Suikoden V initially developed as a Gaiden, not a numbered release). That goes as well for sales numbers which are mostly vague (especially outside of Japan).

So my idea is to find as many sources available and put them together into a comprehensive overview. I'd like to feature only information that can be sourced. The problem here is: I only have limited sources. I can't read Japanese and even if I could, I don't have the old Japanese publications (which I think include a lot of information about the earlier games in the series). Also, there is the possibility of Suikoden developers giving interviews that are only available in other languages than English or Japanese, which I probably won't find.So any help would be appreciated.